Students contribute to their school’s institutional capacity to serve LGBTQQ youth by creating an LGBTQQ health and wellness project and presenting it to WCTR staff. Projects provide youth-driven strategies to improve LGBTQQ student health, while growing youths’ communication and advocacy skills. The last session is a graduation; youth reflect upon their experience, share appreciations, mark the group’s closure, and complete a post-test.

Wraparound supports are provided by the site’s social worker (SW) and supplemented by a LYRIC Youth Advocate (YA). Before the last session, youth create individual transition plans with the YA and SW, enhancing connection to community- and school-based supports.

This is a collaboration between HIFY and Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) per the award received from the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF).

If you would like more information about this program please email Alex Cotton at cotton@hi4youth.org